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Mozambique: Militants Pull Out of Mocimboa da Praia
AIM, 24 March 2020
The Islamists who seized control of the town of Mocimboa da Praia in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado on Monday morning pulled out at around 20.00, after some 17… Read more »
Insurgents Occupy Mozambique's Mocimboa Da Praia
Mozambican troops battled insurgents in Mocimboa da Praia, a northern town close to billion-dollar gas projects being developed by Exxon Mobil and Total, the authorities have said. The general commander of Mozambique's police, Bernardino Rafael, said the insurgents had attacked the town, and a military base there before dawn, wounding dozens of people.
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Mozambique: Islamist Insurgency Intensifies
DW, 25 March 2020
Suspected jihadists have attacked military barracks and surrounded a northern Mozambican town, hoisting their flag close to a major gas exploration site being developed by… Read more »
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Mozambique: Mozambique Jihadists 'Capture Strategic Port in Major Victory'
Daily Maverick, 24 March 2020
A security source said the insurgents had arrived in two speedboats to attack Mocimboa da Praia from the east while others attacked by land, overwhelming the army. Read more »
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Malawi: Fresh Elections Slated for July 2
Nyasa Times, 23 March 2020
Embattled Malawi Electoral Commission ( MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah has announced that the presidential fresh election ordered by the Constitution Court, which annulled last year's… Read more »
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Mozambique: Militants Occupy Mocimboa da Praia Town
AIM, 23 March 2020
The terrorist groups that have been waging war in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado since October 2017 on Monday morning attacked and occupied parts of the town of… Read more »
InFocus
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A year after the deadly tropical cyclones Idai and Kenneth - the worst natural disasters to hit southern Africa in at least 20 years - Mozambique seeks to recover but faces a new ... Read more »
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Levels of poverty, economic opportunities, and unemployment are key factors increasing the likelihood of conflict, and there has been strong agreement that climate change is a ... Read more »
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Idyllically beautiful Mozambique, the world's seventh poorest nation in some rankings, has what may be the seventh largest deposits of hydrocarbon reserves, especially natural gas. ... Read more »
